Ballistix (1989) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Ballistix

Ballistix is a video game created by Martin Edmondson for the Amiga and Atari ST and published by Psyclapse in 1989. It was also converted to a number of other home computers in the same year and the PC…

31 December 1989

What Ballistix is

Ballistix is an arcade game developed by Reflections Interactive and released in 1989. It was published by Coconuts Japan. It is available on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tired of soccer? Bored with pinball games? Apparently you need a dose of Ballistix, the toughest, fastest and cruelest of all computer ball games. Ballistix literally explodes with excitement, challenges and 130 different levels, all full of adventures and surprises. The objective is simple: you have to score more goals than the opponent. But - the screen is full of splitters, dozens of caves in which the ball may hide, bumpers that will kick the ball around the playfield, red arrows that will accelerate the ball to unbelievable speeds and magnets that will pull the ball towards them. And more and more...

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Ballistix launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

Ballistix — frequently asked questions

When did Ballistix come out?

Ballistix was released on 31 December 1989 for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Acorn Electron, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

Does Ballistix have multiplayer?

Yes. Ballistix supports multiplayer.

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